Luo Lab

Publications prior to ZJU (first and co-first author papers):

17. Luo, J.,† Chen, X.,† Jayasinghe, L.,† Soland, N. E., Shan, Y., Maulana, A. L., Zhu, H., Guzman, M. F., Oddo, A. M., Donnelly, K. M., Choi, J., Feijoo, J., Schaefer, B., Schmalzbauer, M., Zhang, R., Seeler, F., Lizandara-Pueyo, C., Schaller, R. D., Yang, P.* A photochargeable semiconductor for highly efficient dehydrogenative coupling of amines. Nat. Chem. 2026, 18, 1014–1022.‍ News & Views: Nat. Chem. 2026, 18, 981–982. †Co-First Author

15. Luo, J.,† Zhu, C.,† Li, J.,† Jin, J., Soland, N., Smith, P. W., Shan, Y., Oddo, A. M., Maulana, A. L., Jayasinghe, L., Chen, X., Wang, T., Lin, J.-A., Lu, E., Schaefer, B., Schmalzbauer, M., Zhang, R., Seeler, F., Lizandara-Pueyo, C., Guo, J., Yang, P.* Photocatalytic Methanol Dehydrogenation with Switchable Selectivity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 3428−3437. †Co-First Author

14. Liang, Y.,† Luo, J.,† You, C., Diskin-Posner, Y., Milstein, D.* A Hydrogenative Oxidation Strategy for the Single-Step Synthesis of Lactams from N-Heteroarenes using Water. Nat. Catal. 2025, 8, 98-106. †Co-First Author. News & Views: Nat. Catal. 2025, 8, 96–97.

13. Luo, J., Montag, M., Milstein, D.* Metal-Ligand Cooperation with Thiol(ate)s as Transient Cooperative Ligands: Acceleration and Inhibition Effects in (De)Hydrogenations. Acc. Chem. Res. 2024, 57 (12), 1709−1721.

12. Luo, J., Lu, L., Montag, M., Liang, Y., Milstein, D.* Hydrogenative Alkene Perdeuteration Aided by a Transient Cooperative Ligand. Nat. Chem. 2023, 15 (10), 1384–1390. News & Views: Nat. Chem. 2023, 15, 1332–1333.

11. Luo, J.,† Liang, Y.†, Montag, M., Diskin-Posner, Y., Avram, L., Milstein, D.* Controlled Selectivity through Reversible Inhibition of the Catalyst: Stereodivergent Semihydrogenation of Alkynes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (29), 13266−13275. †Co-First Author

8. Luo, J., Kar, S., Rauch, M., Montag, M., Ben-David, Y., Milstein, D.* Efficient Base-Free Aqueous Reforming of Methanol Homogeneously Catalyzed by Ruthenium Exhibiting a Remarkable Acceleration by Added Catalytic Thiol. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (41), 17284−17291. Spotlights: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 17303−17304.

7.   Rauch, M.,†Luo, J.,† Avram, L., Ben-David, Y., Milstein, D.* Mechanistic Investigations of Ruthenium Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Thioester Synthesis and Thioester Hydrogenation. ACS Catal. 2021, 11 (5), 2795−2807. †Co-First Author

6. Luo, J., Rauch, M., Avram, L., Ben-David, Y., Milstein, D.* Catalytic Hydrogenation of Thioesters, Thiocarbamates, and Thioamides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (52), 21628−21633.

5. Luo, J., Rauch, M., Avram, L., Diskin-Posner, Y., Shmul, G., Ben-David, Y., Milstein, D.* Formation of Thioesters by Dehydrogenative Coupling of Thiols and Alcohols with Hydrogen Evolution. Nat. Catal. 2020, 3 (11), 887−892.